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Peers expected to agree extra scrutiny as assisted dying debate returns to Lords

A special committee is expected to be set up to take further evidence on issues around the draft legislation.

Evening Standard

Theresa May accused of being ‘deeply insensitive’ after referring to assisted dying as ‘suicide’

Exclusive: The former prime minister was urged to reflect on her choice of words after her intervention in a Lords debate on assisted dying last week was dubbed ‘deeply cruel’

The Independent UK

Extra layer of scrutiny for assisted dying Bill as peers pore over legislation

A new amendment is expected to be agreed, allaying fears from supporters that the Bill could run out of time to become law.

Evening Standard

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Minister fuels claims that Mandelson could be thrown out of Lords

Jacqui Smith said she was ‘angry and disgusted’ by Peter Mandelson’s behaviour, adding that his fate in the Lords would be decided by chief whip Roy Kennedy

The Independent UK

Government to overturn Lords bid to weaken workers’ rights Bill

The Employment Rights Bill will bring in parental leave from the first day of employment and strengthen statutory sick pay.

The Independent UK

Watering down Employment Rights Bill would threaten ‘once in a generation’ chance to close gender pay gap, ministers warned

Exclusive: Ministers have been warned the Employment Rights Bill is a ‘once-in-a-generation chance’ to close the gender pay gap as the Commons gears up to consider amendments

The Independent UK

Could Peter Mandelson be removed from the House of Lords over Epstein ties?

Some MPs have called for him to be stripped of his peerage or have the Labour whip removed.

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Peers urged to be ‘very careful’ before any bids to thwart assisted dying Bill

Lord Dubs said blocking the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would be a ‘regrettable step’.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying bill is a ‘licence to kill’, Theresa May says

Former prime minister makes comments as Lords debate legislation for England and Wales for first time

The Guardian - UK

MP behind assisted dying Bill rejects Theresa May’s ‘cover-up’ claim

The Lords was debating the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill for the first time on Friday.

Evening Standard

Dame Esther Rantzen: I am making arrangements to travel alone to Dignitas

The Childline founder is among the high-profile critics of the current law, branding it ‘cruel’.

Evening Standard

Assisted Dying Bill UK Debate: Over 200 Peers to Participate in Historic Event - What's on the Agenda?

The House of Lords open for the two-day debate about the controversial Assisted Dying Bill UK, where over 200 peers are expected to attend.

International Business Times UK

Assisted dying campaigner says Lords blocking Bill would leave her ‘devastated’

Hundreds of campaigners congregated outside Parliament ahead of a debate in the House of Lords over the Bill.

The Independent UK

It’s not too late: the House of Lords can still protect disabled people from this dangerous assisted dying bill

MPs passed it without sufficient safeguarding. If there is any point to the upper chamber, it is to give the legislation the open debate we need, says political journalist and author Lucy Webster

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Assisted dying: Former PM Theresa May opposes ‘licence to kill’ Bill

Friday is the first of two days of debate in the Lords on the proposed legislation.

The National (Scotland)

SNP launch bid to strip Peter Mandelson of his peerage after ambassador sacking

THE SNP have lodged a Commons motion demanding Keir Starmer strip Peter Mandelson of his peerage with immediate effect.

Evening Standard

Equalities watchdog raises concerns ahead of debate on assisted dying Bill

A record number of peers were set to take part in a two-day debate on the Bill for the first time, beginning on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Hospices ‘on the brink’ financially if assisted dying is legalised

As House of Lords prepares to debate bill, Hospice UK says sector needs adequate funding for end-of-life care

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Evening Standard

Record number of peers expected to speak in historic assisted dying Lords debate

Friday will be the first of two days of Second Reading of the Bill, and the furthest assisted dying legislation has gone in Parliament to date.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying: What is likely to happen now the Bill is in the House of Lords?

This is the furthest assisted dying legislation has progressed in the Westminster parliament to date.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying: Bishop to tell peers of ‘grave fears’ in first Lords debate

Supporters of assisted dying, including Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen – who is terminally ill – have appealed to peers not to block the Bill.

The Guardian - UK

Hedgehog highways could become requirement for new buildings

Lords amend planning bill to include protections for wild animals, including bird-safe glass and swift bricks

The Independent UK

This is no time to overload business with new employment regulations

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Unions have warned the government not to water down its workers' rights bill following Angela Rayner’s departure. But substantial hikes in the minimum wage and employers’ national insurance contributions, coupled with anaemic growth, could imperil all that this Labour government seeks to achieve

Evening Standard

Lords committee suggest parts of assisted dying Bill ‘sidestep parliament’

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will come before the House of Lords for its first debate among peers on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Tanni Grey-Thompson received ‘abusive’ emails over opposition to assisted dying bill

Cross-bench peer says support and hostility has been unleashed but insists ‘really detailed discussion’ is needed

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